foster的意思|foster的解释-里氏词典

foster ['fɔstɚ]

a. 收养的, 养育的

vt. 养育, 抚育, 培养, 鼓励, 抱(希望)

[法] 养育, 抚养

The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music.
母亲设法培养儿子对音乐的兴趣。
Detect and foster artistic talent.
发展并培养艺术才能
Mr Foster is sorry that he cannot accept your invitation to dinner.
福斯特先生不能接受你的宴请，深表歉意。

foster

[ noun ]

United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

<noun.person>

[ verb ]

promote the growth of

<verb.social>

further

Foster our children's well-being and education

bring up under fosterage; of children

<verb.social>

help develop, help grow

providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties

Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb.
n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor,
food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See {Food}.]
1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.
--Shak.

2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to
sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.

Foster \Fos"ter\, v. i.
To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See
{Foster}, v. t.]
Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing
nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,
brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands
in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards
sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.

{Foster babe} or {Foster child}, an infant or child nursed or
raised by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its
father.

{Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,
nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse
as another, but is not of the same parentage.

{Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.
--Dryden.

{Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though
not its native soil. --J. Philips.

{Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in
caring for a child. --Bacon.

{Foster land}.
(a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]
(b) One's adopted country.

{Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See {Loan}.],
remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;
also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.

{Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the
nurture and care of a child; a nurse.

{Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.

{Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.

{Foster son}, a male foster child.

Foster \Fos"ter\, n.
A forester. [Obs.] --Spenser.

They foster hostile takeovers and an over-reliance on profitability as a yardstick of success. The chapter on Britain offers a rich and complex explanation of why its industry is in decline.
At least some Japanese bureaucrats are eager to limit competition between these countries, and private industry is already making an effort to foster complementary patterns of development.
Henry Waxman and Edward Markey and the broad range of legislators and organizations that supported ITVS's enabling legislation did so to foster politically "congenial" programming.
A man who was killed by police after pretending to hold a teen-age girl hostage for three hours had a history of erratic behavior and family problems, said a woman who had been one of his many foster mothers.
What on earth could government do with 25% of GNP that would foster economic growth?
The last Chinese premier to visit Moscow was Li's foster father, Chou-En-lai, who met then-Soviet leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Alexei Kosygin in 1964.
Under the two-sector structure, Merrill's individual-investor operations were separate from its capital markets group, which failed to foster cooperation between the two groups, reports said.
Four boys are with foster parents.
The 10 foster children, whose ages ranged from 9 months to 16 years, were placed in other foster homes by the county Department of Human Services, the agency said.
The 10 foster children, whose ages ranged from 9 months to 16 years, were placed in other foster homes by the county Department of Human Services, the agency said.
One of our highest priorities is to foster individual success through greater education and training oppoortunities.
It will also demonstrate the ability of new technology and the devolution of school budgets to foster public-private partnerships in a field where the private sector has a substantial contribution to make.
Her story is that of a product of a broken home, a survivor of foster homes and a father she could never please.
However, Dick Olanoff, spokesman for the city Department of Human Services, said foster homes are considered private homes and do not need such licenses.
The groups work to foster better business ties between Japan and the Southeast.
Dukakis claimed his administration would foster "a competitive America, one that doesn't duck and hide but stands up and competes with the best of them." An oil import fee "will put a $50 billion burden on this nation's economy.
She's good enough for me anytime." It took five years for Boyd's mother to get her children back. Boyd, accompanied by his mother, testified before a congressional committee investigating foster care.
The legislation would violate privacy rights, foster discrimination against homosexuals and frighten away from testing members of high-risk groups, critics maintain.
The municipal and legislative elections gave voice to public anger at the corruption of U.S.-backed Jose Napoleon Duarte's Christian Democrat government and at Mr. Duarte's inability to foster prosperty or peace.
But there still is a long way to go and NCMS would like to foster greater standardization.
They were placed in state juvenile centers and foster homes over the weekend.
New York City welfare officials, fearing for the boy's safety, want him to remain for now with a local foster family.
The older girl is already with a black foster mother after living temporarily with a white family in nearby Oak Creek.
The topic was "glasnost"_ the new policy of openness promoted by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev _ and how writers might help foster greater understanding between their two countries.
A further 13 remain with their adoptive families after it was established that the foster parents had acted in good faith and were not involved in the death of the child's parents.
A black foster mother saw her dream go up in flames when a cross was burned in her front yard and fire later gutted her house in an all-white neighborhood.
Farrakhan drew a storm of criticism in 1984 for calling Judaism a "gutter religion" and making other remarks about Jews that his supporters said wre taken out of context in his campaign to foster black pride.
He also said the Office for Human Development Services "will be funding projects to improve recruitment of foster parents and to provide supportive services for natural and foster families" of children with AIDS.
He also said the Office for Human Development Services "will be funding projects to improve recruitment of foster parents and to provide supportive services for natural and foster families" of children with AIDS.
Bush also on Friday signed the Excellence in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Education Act to establish a variety of fellowships, training programs and grants to foster and improve education in those fields.

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